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Friday, 29 May 2015

Less is More Week 225 - Use some metal

I normally run away from 'use some metal' challenges, especially when they're meant to be clean and unfussy. But I do love to play over at Less is More so, I rootled round in a box here and found some ancient and never used metal/enamelled handbag charms, loitering in with a load of NBUS, and this is what I came up with:

I used:- A6 white card blank- a strip of black card, topped with a slightly narrower strip of white card- three handbag charms, make unknown but I think do know they've been here for a long time- the sentiment is from a Personal Impressions set called 'Bags of Fun', designed by the very talented Kirsty Wiseman

On hindsight, I should have perhaps chopped off the rings at the top of the handles - too late now as I'm scheduling this on Wednesday late afternoon for Friday and am all packed and ready to roll in the morning. Be good in the Playground!! :)

Little tip for today, I generally cut my 6" x 6" square card blanks down to A6 when I want that size. The cut off strips are so useful for adding to the main card, say if you want to stamp and die cut a sentiment or have a strip like I have here right across the card. You always get a perfect match to the shade of white that way :)

What a (coff coff) charming card Di! And isn't it incredibly convenient that you had the perfect sentiment stamp too?! Cute!! Have a fun trip now, ya hear? I promise I'll behave while you're gone. I'll only sneak one bottle of rum into the playground over the weekend :)

have these charms and never used them! Great idea Di - it looks great. Sadly no time to play in the playground this week... just home till Sunday then am coming to Hampshire!!! have a great week until I can catch up again. x

This is a pretty card Di and love the three handbag charms and the perfect sentiment, and thank you for the tip about created an A6 card from a square one. It really makes so much sense as it is very difficult to match up different whites. x

That's gorgeous Di - and I don't think the tops should have come off - that's where they are attached to the wall, lol, yep I know I'm a nut and a fruit loop. What a fabulous sentiment too - that's very clever! Karen xx

I don't normally wear a flower in my hair ...

..........just when I find one decorating a cocktail!

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I'm Diane (Di to most people), retired and I live in Hampshire, UK. The name Pixie's Crafty Workshop came about because my 'in-house critic' refers to 'The pixie being hard at work' whenever I'm playing with paper or other crafty stuff. And he's right, it's mostly when I should be doing other things :) I've always loved paper crafting - especially using scissors. Aged five and laid up with measles, in a fit of boredom I chopped my fringe right off! If it can be trimmed, then I'll trim it!

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